Studio lesson editing

In our introduction to the process of editing, we worked with and got to explore the program ‘Adope Premier’ which is the program we use for future projects.

Using the footage, from the previous camera introduction lesson, of Katie sitting down on a sofa checking her phone and exiting, we edited a small sequence.

We first learned how the layout of the program works. The right display shows what the project would look like and the left display shoes the chosen part of the clip. In the lower part of the screen the time line depicts which clip is used at what point and is the site of work. We learned how to open the files, containing our footage, which are called bins in media terminology. Clicking the icon opens bins.

The raw and un edited footage saved in the bins is named rushers.

Next up, to select a clip you mark it’s starting point and by pressing ‘I’ for in, and then mark the ending by pressing ‘O’ for out. The selected clip can then be dragged into the time line and be part of the project. 

In the time line the clip that is placed at the top is always going to play and therefore overshadow all clips that are lined up underneath it. We received the tip to trim the used clips to the appropriate length to keep he project as organized as possible, same as naming all the folders in a systematic way since multiple people work on a project and need a clear overview. After these steps are completed we should save the work by pressing ‘cmd’ and ‘S’.

I enjoyed the lesson and thought that the previous tip of letting the camera roll for the entire scene while shooting different camera angles was extremely helpful since it allowed us to be flexible in when to use each shot.

We only used clean cuts, since we where only working on a short sequence.

The lesson helped me to gain a sense of how much of working time goes into a sequence of a few seconds and of how much editing can influence the atmosphere of a sequence, for example by changing the pace or focus.

Considering the upcoming thriller work, the exploration of editing helped and will help me to organize and lay out the story board of the opening sequence.  Also it allowed me to create a rough idea of what I want the editing of the project to be like.